Presbyterian Mission Agency Financial Aid Archives

Deadline approaching for Katie Geneva Cannon Scholarship

Posted May 4th, 2020

Applications are now being accepted for the Katie Cannon Scholarship, sponsored by the Women’s Ministry Fund.

Emergency student loan management enacted during COVID-19 crisis

Posted April 2nd, 2020

New resources from the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Financial Aid for Service provide guidance on how to manage one’s student loans, now that the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) has been signed into law by President Donald Trump.

PC(USA) students attending any accredited seminary can apply now for a $6,000 scholarship

Posted March 17th, 2020

Thanks to revisions within Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Financial Aid for Service, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) students attending any accredited seminary in the U.S. can now apply for 2020-21 graduate scholarships awards at pcusa.org/apply4scholarships.

Presbyterian college students can apply now for a $4,000 scholarship

Posted March 16th, 2020

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) students seeking their first associate or bachelor’s degree are encouraged to apply now for scholarship awards through Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Financial Aid for Service at pcusa.org/apply4scholarships.

Survey helps ministers learn how to cut their higher ed costs

Posted March 12th, 2020

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s first-ever comprehensive Minister Survey, fielded in fall 2019, has resulted in some 680 ministers receiving information on Presbyterian Mission Agency and Board of Pensions programs that can help them reduce their current educational debt and tap into financial aid programs for their children’s education.

PMA’s student loan forgiveness aids widowed pastor serving small Florida church

Posted September 10th, 2019

Without the support of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Rev. Denise McLeod isn’t sure she would have survived. A widowed minister serving a small church, Trinity Presbyterian, in Key West, Florida — and raising a son who is now a senior in college — she applied for the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Loan Forgiveness for Pastors.

Seminarian discovers God’s love of imperfection by making pottery

Posted May 13th, 2019

When seminarian Alexandra Pappas felt the call to ministry while in her late teens, she was intimidated and afraid. Doubtful that God could possibly call someone like her to be a pastor — she constantly battles the desire for perfection, especially in worship and preaching — Pappas decided to go to seminary anyway.

Increases should boost student loan debt forgiveness program

Posted April 4th, 2019

At its recent spring meeting, the Presbyterian Mission Agency board unanimously voted to increase the impact of Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Student Loan Debt Forgiveness program.

Presbyterian Mission Agency accepting applications for Katie Cannon scholarship beginning April 1

Posted March 26th, 2019

The Presbyterian Mission Agency will accept applications for the Katie Cannon scholarship beginning April 1.

Donor leaves more than $1 million to Presbyterian Foundation for college scholarships

Posted September 6th, 2018

A Florida woman who was a lifelong Presbyterian, a savvy investor, and a pioneer for women in the Chicago banking industry, has left a bequest of more than $1 million to the Presbyterian Foundation. The money is being used to establish a fund for scholarships for students attending colleges and universities affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).